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When he sees a motorcycle go over the side of the boardwalk at San Sebastian, crashing onto the beach, Jota goes to see what happened. He discovers that the vehicle was being driven by an attractive young woman. He calls an ambulance and gets onto it with her. When the emergency medical staff discover that she has amnesia, Jota takes advantage of the situation to claim that she's been living with him for the past few years. After she gets out of the hospital, the young woman accompanies him to a camping resort called "The Red Squirrel," and they have a number of adventures involving her obnoxious husband, who has been looking for her, and an equally obnoxious campsite neighbor. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), which runs races including the Tour de France and Paris-Roubaix, is eyeing up running the Tour of Britain which British Cycling, owner of the event, has put out to tender for 2014 onwards. Since 2004, when the race was revived after an absence of four years, it has been organised by Surrey-based SweetSpot.
Speaking to the BBC at an event in Leeds yesterday hosted by Welcome To Yorkshire, which led the successful bid to host next year's Grand Départ of the Tour de France, ASO president Jean-Etienne Amaury said: "It's something we're looking into right now but I can't say too much about it.
"But if we can make it into something even more compelling for TV and spectators then we'd go for it."
He added: "In recent years we have helped the Tour of California, the Tour of Beijing and races in the Middle East, so we've been fostering the globalisation of cycling."
British Cycling announced in December that it was inviting tenders to organise the race from 2014 onwards, and road.cc understands that bids are due to be submitted very shortly, with the governing body reportedly wanting to make its decision by the time the 2013 edition gets under way.
The fact that ASO has confirmed its interest at this stage therefore almost certainly means that it will be submitting a formal bid, if it has not already done so.
At the time, British Cycling president Brian Cookson said: "Against the backdrop of our continued success over recent years and the amazing success this summer with our first Tour de France winner and 16 gold medals at London 2012, it's important that we take a fresh look at how the Tour of Britain can deliver continued growth and profile for the sport.
"SweetSpot has nurtured and developed the event over recent years but the time is now right to assess all options. Most crucially, we want to assure our current and future members and all cycling fans that we will have their interests at heart throughout this process and we look forward to further developing an event that reflects the current status of our sport in this country."
That a company of ASO's stature – as well as Giro d'Italia organisers RCS Sport, also reported by the BBC to be considering a bid – should be interested at all in the Tour of Britain highlights the growing stature of the race in the decade since SweetSpot revived it in 2004.
Year on year, the parcours has become more demanding, media coverage has increased, and the quality of the field has risen, all helped of course by British riders' growing success in the sport, with last year's race featuring Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins and world champion Mark Cavendish, who on the last stage secured his final victory in the rainbow jersey.
SweetSpot unveiled the route of this September's race on Thursday evening in front of a packed audience at the London Film Museum in Covent Garden.
Those present included NetApp Endura rider Russ Downing, former F1 world champion Nigel Mansell, and – getting a big cheer when he was presented – Wouter Sybrandy, the IG-Sigma Sport rider who has now recovered from the horrific injuries he sustained in a crash during last year's race.
The talk afterwards was of a route billed as the toughest yet, but it wasn't far from the thoughts of many of those present, however, that the tenth edition organised by SweetSpot could mark its last involvement in the race. Before 2004, the previous edition, under the name The PruTour, had been in 1999.
When British Cycling revealed it was putting the event out to tender, SweetSpot expressed "surprise and disappointment" at the decision, outlining how it had put in place a "sustainable model to insulate the event from the vagaries of the sponsorship marketplace."
It added that the approach had "been vindicated by the consistent growth and increased profile of the event, despite having to endure one of the worst recessions in living memory."
SweetSpot, which also organises the Tour Series and the RideLondon Olympic legacy event that will debut this August, confirmed at the time that it would be participating in the tender process.
On Thursday, it also announced plans to launch a five-day women's stage race attracting top British and overseas riders, with the inaugural edition hopefully taking place next year.
Born in Scotland, Simon moved to London aged seven and now lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with his miniature schnauzer, Elodie. He fell in love with cycling one Saturday morning in 1994 while living in Italy when Milan-San Remo went past his front door. A daily cycle commuter in London back before riding to work started to boom, he's been news editor at road.cc since 2009. Handily for work, he speaks French and Italian. He doesn't get to ride his Colnago as often as he'd like, and freely admits he's much more adept at cooking than fettling with bikes.

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Higher education in Florida is in a battle for dollars that doesn't bode well for the state's economic future.
Or for the kind of education Brevard County students will receive at state institutions.
That's because Gov. Charlie Crist is targeting universities and colleges with a proposal for painful cuts.
All state agencies know they have to tighten their belts this year because of revenue losses from the stagnant housing and construction industries.
But Crist wants to single out higher education for a $272 million hit -- a 6.2 percent cut that's nearly double the 3.6 percent cuts he proposes for the state budget overall.
That means higher education would have to absorb 28 percent of a total of $980 million trimmed -- a far too high proportion.
Community colleges, including Brevard Community College, would see cuts of $84 million, or 9 percent of the total reductions, under the plan.
Here's why that's a bad idea at a bad time:
- Hiring is〈 frozen at some state universities, where student-faculty ratios are the second-highest in the nation.
The cuts Crist calls for will likely put them dead last, jamming students into already crowded classrooms and lowering academic quality.
- State〈 universities are already in a cash crunch because of shrinking state funding, and have capped enrollment, making admission odds tougher.
And while tuition at Florida schools is low compared to other states, top-tier schools can now charge higher tuition, and new fees may also be imposed.
Those changes will push more students to community colleges.
Indeed, enrollment at Brevard Community College has increased by more than 7 percent this year, says President Jim Drake.
The school is already cutting costs because of reduced state dollars.
But shouldering a disproportionate share of further cuts will have a substantial effect on BCC's and other state community colleges' ability to remain a hub for access to higher education for all, says Drake.
- Crist's proposal could also cost Brevard families on the Bright Futures front.
Bright Futures scholarships, funded by the Legislature, now pay most tuition costs for qualifying students with a B average or better.
They are popular with parents who rely on the scholarships financially, but university officials say the program must be changed because it keeps tuition rates too low, and goes to families that don't need the aid.
If higher education is unfairly targeted for cuts, as Crist proposes, Florida families can expect to see the battle to scrap -- or greatly scale back -- Bright Futures heat up.
- In the bigger picture, slashing higher education coffers unravels efforts to build a 21st-century economy in Florida by attracting cutting-edge research organizations.
Mediocre universities won't produce enough of the highly skilled professionals needed to bring those groups to the Sunshine State.
But that's the future, increasingly, Florida is heading for.
The Legislature put off a special session on budget matters, but will ultimately decide where the ax falls.
They should reject Crist's lopsided hit on higher education.


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T he Medicaid Premium and Cost Sharing Rule or Medicaid Flexibility Rule By Priscilla Keith, Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indianapolis, IN
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) issued a final rule implementing the provisions of sections 6041, 6042, and 6043 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) and section 405(a)(1) of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA). 1 The final rule, known as the Medicaid Premium and Cost Sharing Rule or Medicaid Flexibility Rule, was published in the November 25, 2008 Federal Register and takes effect January 26, 2009. 2 These sections amended the Social Security Act (the Act) by adding a new section, 1916A, to provide State Medicaid agencies with increased flexibility to impose premium and cost sharing requirements on certain Medicaid recipients, specifically addressing the use of non-preferred drugs and non-emergency care furnished in a hospital emergency department. 3 The States' existing authority to impose premium and cost sharing is found in section 1916 of the Act. 4 The amended rule closely follows what is allowed under SCHIP.
States have been asking for this type of flexibility for a long time. The alternative cost sharing is part of a series of regulations implemented by CMS to allow States to modernize their Medicaid programs. 5 The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the states will collect $1.3 billion dollars in co-pay revenue with a projected savings of $1.4 billion for the federal government and $1.1 billion for States. 6 The higher co-payments will allow states that are dealing with high Medicaid costs to rein in those costs.
While advocates of the Medicaid Flexibility Rule laud the projected savings and the States' flexibility to provide service, some public health experts contend that many people will delay or forego needed care as a result of the higher co-payment requirements. 7 Moreover, public health experts assert that "it is a tremendous break with the past in terms of what low-income people are expected to pay for their healthcare." 8 Even CMS admits that a delay in getting care could result in higher costs overall, poorer health outcomes for beneficiaries, barriers to access to care, shifts in costs to providers, and higher rates of uninsured. 9
This article provides a brief summary of the requirements contained in the final rule for alternative premiums, cost sharing, and protections and/or exemptions from the requirements,
I. Alternative Premium, Enrollment Fees or Similar Fee Requirements.
When a State Plan imposes alternative premiums, enrollment fees or similar fees, it must include the following:
II. Exceptions to the Alternative Premium, Enrollment Fees or Similar Fee Requirements.
A State may not impose alternative premiums upon the following groups or groups of individuals:
III. Alternative Co-Payments, Co-Insurance, Deductibles, or Similar Cost Sharing Requirements.
The requirements for a State Plan for alternative co-payments, co-insurance, deductibles, or similar cost sharing charges must include notice, methodology, informational process, and item or service for which the item is charged. 12
States may not impose premiums under a State Plan on individuals whose family income is at or below 100 % of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). 13 States, however, may charge a maximum of $3.40 co-payment for a doctor's visit or another service for this group or groups of individuals in this category. 14 States may also require groups to share the costs for non-preferred drugs so long as it does not exceed the nominal amount. 15 Moreover, the cost sharing extends to non-emergency services furnished in a hospital emergency department that does not exceed the nominal amount. 16
As for a family whose family income is above 100 % but at or below 150 % of the FPL, the States may require the recipient to pay up to 10% of what the States pay for a service or item. 17 The exceptions to this requirement are two-fold: 1) cost sharing for non-preferred drugs cannot exceed the nominal amount; and, 2) cost sharing for non-emergency services cannot exceed twice the amount stipulated in the final rule. 18
States can charge a recipient whose family income is above 150% of the FPL up to 20% of the payment they would make for the item or service. 19
If the States do not have a fee for service payment rate, any co-payment that the States impose provided by a Managed Care Organization (MCO) may not exceed $3.40 per visit for Federal FY 2009 or $5.70 per visit for Federal FY 2009 for individuals referenced in an approved State child health plan. 20
The aggregate amount of cost sharing for individuals with family income at or below 100 % of FPL or above 100% of the FPL cannot exceed 5% of the family income for the monthly or quarterly period, as defined by the State plan. The States have the authority to define family income and for what particular period. The States also have the flexibility to use gross income or any other methodology as a determinative factor. 21
Section 6041 of the final rule also requires the Secretary to increase the "nominal" cost sharing amounts for each year by the annual percentage increase in the medical care component of the consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) as rounded up in an appropriate manner. 22
IV. Exemptions from the Alternative Cost Sharing Premium Requirements.
The exceptions to the alternative cost sharing requirements are the same as that of the general alternative premium with several additional requirements. These other protections or exceptions include preventive services provided for children under 18 regardless of family income, emergency services, family planning services and supplies, and preferred drugs within a class for individuals for whom cost sharing may not otherwise be imposed. 23
V. Preferred and Non-Preferred Drugs.
States have the option of establishing cost sharing requirements for drugs to encourage the use of preferred drugs. States may also amend their State plans to require increased cost sharing by certain groups of individuals for non-preferred drugs and to waive or reduce the otherwise applicable cost-sharing for preferred drugs. 24 In the case of a non-preferred drug, the cost sharing is limited to the amount imposed for a preferred drug for two reasons. First, the prescribing physician has determined that the preferred drug would be less effective or have adverse effects. Secondly, the State criteria for prior authorization, if any, are met. 25
States may also permit pharmacy providers to require the receipt of a cost sharing payment from an individual before filling a prescription. The pharmacy or hospital may not, however, require an individual whose family income is at or below 100 % of the FPL to pay the cost sharing charge as a condition of payment of receiving service. 26
VI. Non-Emergency Use
The Medicaid Flexibility Rule also allows States to amend their State plans to allow hospitals, after an appropriate medical screening examination under Section 1867 (EMTALA) of the Act, to impose higher cost sharing upon certain groups of individuals for non-emergency care or services provided in a hospital emergency department. If the hospital determines that an individual does not have an emergency medical condition, before providing the non-emergency services and imposing cost sharing, it must inform the individual that an available and accessible alternate non-emergency services provider can provide the services without the imposition of the same cost sharing and that the hospital can coordinate a referral to that provider. After notice is given, the hospital may require payment of the cost sharing before providing the non-emergency services to the individual.
The Medicaid Premium and Cost Sharing Rule or Medicaid Flexibility Rule may, as CMS and others advocate, provide States with increased flexibility to meet the health care needs of Medicaid enrollees. While it is not intended to be a panacea for States during difficult economic times, it also allows the States to contain the growth of the program and contain costs. The long term goal is to help States modernize their Medicaid programs and ensure the long-term sustainability of the program.
Nevertheless, while this proposition has significant merit, there is the counterargument by others that it is "one thing to transfer costs and make other programmatic changes in the name of personal responsibility and efficiency; it is another to ensure that beneficiaries have tools to truly take control of their health. They must have meaningful access to providers. 27"
1Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 228, page 71828.
6National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Final Rule on Changes to Federal Cost Sharing Rules, December 2008, page 1 citing Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate (January 27, 2006), s. 1932 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, see Uhttp:/cbo.gov/ftpdocs/70xx/doc7028/s1932conf.pdfU.
7National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Final Rule on Changes to Federal Cost Sharing Rules, December 2008, page 1.
8See www.emaxhealth.com, States Allowed to Charge Medicaid Beneficiaries Premiums, Higher Copayments, quoting Sara Rosenbaum, J.D., Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Sciences.
9Federal Register, Vol. 73, No. 228, page 71831.
10Id. at 71852.
11Id. See Section 1902(a) (10) (A)(i) of the Act for individuals under 18 years of age, Section 1905(o) of the Act for terminally ill patients receiving hospice care, Sections 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) and 1902(c) of the act for disabled children, and Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) and 1902(aa) of the Act for women who are receiving Medicaid on the basis of the breast or cervical cancer eligibility group.
13Id. at 71853.
14Id. at 71851 and 71953. See Section 1916 of the Act and Section 447.54.
15Id. at 7183. Cost sharing may not exceed nominal amount as defined in Section 447.54
16Id. This remains in effect as long as no cost sharing is imposed to receive such care through an outpatient department or other alternative non-emergency services provider in the geographic area of the hospital emergency department involved as defined in Section 447.54.
17Id . at 71840. See Section 447.54.
18Id . at 71853. See section 447.54.
19Id .
20Id. See Title XXI pursuant to Section 457.70(c) regarding a State child health plan.
21Id. at 71854.
22Id . at 71828.
23Id . at 71852. See Section 447.53(b)(4) for emergency services and Section 1905(a)(4)(c) of the Act for family planning and supplies.
24Id. at 71828.
25Id . at 71853.
26Id . at 71828.
27Laura d. Hermer, Personal Responsibility: A Plausible Social Goal, But Not For Medicaid Reform, Hastings Center Report 38, No. 2 (2008): 16-19, page 18.
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A Preliminary Study of the Effects of Patient Feedback in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
NIDA-Funded Study of Quality Improvement in Substance Abuse Clinics
Principal Investigator: Paul Crits-Christoph, PhD
This study was a preliminary evaluation of a feedback system to improve treatment retention and outcome for patients in treatment at community substance abuse clinics. Although feedback using the Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45) has been shown to be effective in randomized clinical trials performed in mental health clinics, there have been no studies to date that have evaluated this feedback system among patients in substance abuse treatment clinics. This study was a multi-site study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, New York University School of Medicine, and Brigham Young University designed to obtain preliminary data on the feasibility and success of using the OQ-45 feedback system plus clinical support tools with patients in substance abuse clinics.
Study Design
A version of the Outcome Questionnaire (OQ-45), adapted to include drug and alcohol use, was administered to patients (N= 304) in 3 substance abuse treatment clinics. Phase I of the study consisted only of administration of the assessment instruments. Phase II consisted of providing feedback reports to counselors based on the adapted OQ-45 at every treatment session up to Session 12. Patients who were not found to not be progressing at an expected rate (i.e., "off track") were administered a questionnaire that was used as a second feedback report for counselors.
For off-track patients, feedback compared with no feedback led to significant linear reductions in alcohol use throughout treatment, in OQ-45 total scores, and drug use from the point of the second feedback instrument to Session 12. These results suggest that a feedback system adapted to the treatment of substance use problems is a promising approach that should be tested in a larger randomized trial.
The primary outcome article is:
Crits-Christoph, P., Ring-Kurtz, S., Hamilton, J. L., Lambert, M. J., Gallop, R., McClure, B., ... & Rotrosen, J. (2012). A preliminary study of the effects of individual patient-level feedback in outpatient substance abuse treatment programs.Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,42(3), 301-309.
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Written by Elizabeth Barrett Friday, 24 May 2013 13:53
The annual wedding of the letters "Q" and "U" for Dudley Elementary kindergartners was Friday at the school. Each year, teachers host a wedding for children and their parents in the performing arts center with a reception afterwards in the cafeteria. The event helps kindergartners learn when the letters can be used together and apart. Pictured are the bride and groom, Liberty Pierce-Schultz and Garrett Langley, and judge Teresa Messersmith, who is also a Dudley Elementary principal and special education director.


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Revision history for Perl extension Text::Format.
0.50 Sat Feb 21 10:19:33 1998
- there were no bugs but I figured that the new feature should
really have its own release. I also tried to make the
justification a little faster, and the extra spaces are now added
starting on the right side of the text instead of the left
- fixed up the docs a little as well
0.46 Wed Feb 18 17:19:43 1998
- fixed bug in justify when there was only one word left for the
last line it would consider the previous line to be the last line
and not justify it. :-(
0.45 Wed Feb 18 00:04:01 1998
- changed the way hanging indents behave when there are more
paragraphs than indent tags, previously the first tag was reused,
now an empty text is used if there are no more tags available.
- added the justify feature, this will jsutify the text to both
margins, the rightAlign feture would jusstify to the rigght margin
and default is to justify to the left margin. if rightAlign or
rightFill are set then justify is ignored. rightFill fills the
right side with spaces
0.44 Thu Feb 12 16:31:08 1998
- added quotes to hash keys as 5.003 didn't like unquoted hash keys
starting with an underscore
0.43 Sat Feb 7 14:55:39 1998
- fixed some warnings that were occurring
0.42 Fri Feb 6 18:37:13 1998
- no real changes as far as the user is concerned
- changed some internal subroutines from being just a reference to
being a real subroutine so Objects that inherit from Text::Format
can use them
0.41 Mon Feb 2 22:57:33 1998
- fixed non-breaking space bug
- added some more error checking to new() and config()
0.40 Thu Jan 29 16:47:41 1998
- added support for non-breaking space
- made some changes that make the module incompatible with the
previous version
* firstIndent and bodyIndent now take a number as an argument and
spaces are used for the indents at all times rather than the
previously specified strings
* expandTabs is gone - to expand tabs prior to using center()
just use Text::Format->expand() first
* subroutines wrap and fill renamed to format() and paragraphs()
to reflect their usage
- fixed the bug due to the right margin not being considered when
doing right alignment
0.33 Wed Jan 21 17:50:39 1998
- added left margin and right margin spec, left out by accident
0.32 Sat Jan 17 11:45:48 1998
- fixed another bug :-(
0.31 Fri Jan 16 17:23:18 1998
- renamed module to Format.pm (was Manip.pm)
fixed a warning; was operating on an undef'ed string without
checking now check for defined strings
0.30 Wed Jan 14 22:20:37 1998
- added ability to do hanging indents, fixed the interface for a
better object oriented design, fixed some more bugs
0.23 Fri Jan 10 22:56:40 1998
- few bug fixes
0.22 Fri Jan 10 17:39:23 1998
- addition of expand/unexpand routines
0.21 Thu Jan 9 20:23:34 1998
- addition of center routine
0.20 Wed Jan 8 22:20:28 1998
- change to object oriented module
0.10 Tue Jan 6 15:28:29 1998
- original version
routines are : wrap, fill
basically the same as Text::Wrap at this point just without the
chance for dying, it's just a basic module - Andreas Koenig
suggested to make it object oriented
Revision history for Perl extension Text::NWrap.
0.11 Sat Feb 7 14:55:39 1998
- silly bug fix, bug crept in at last moment after testing
0.10 Fri Feb 6 18:37:13 1998
- added the module Text::NWrap which is meant to replace Text::Wrap.


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VATICAN CITY — Years after the Vatican press office started looking for an electric moped so staff could buzz around the Vatican without polluting or using fossil fuels, an Italian company offered an electric car instead.
NWG, a company promoting alternative and renewable energy use, officially handed over the keys to the electric CityCar early this afternoon. Company officials said they have sold 400 of the two-passenger cars this year. NWG officials said the car can go more than 90 miles before needing a recharge. They sell the car — complete with the rechargable batteries — for just over $30,000.
Officially, the car is a gift to Pope Benedict XVI and a thank you for his efforts to promote the safeguarding of the environment and making the Vatican more environmentally friendly . Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the press office, said, "With this car the Holy See and the Vatican are taking another step forward toward being green."


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Student application template
For this year's Google Summer of Code, Haskell.org is particularly keen to see proposals for work on libraries, compilers, and tools, that is, infrastructure to support the growth of the language, rather than (say) applications that merely use Haskell.
For reference, past successful project proposals can be seen from 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Click on the project names to see some good models for how to write a winning proposal.
In your application, try to tell us as much as possible about yourself, and what you want to do. It is much easier to judge a long proposal than a short one. Sell yourself.
Official Google instructions for submitting your proposal
Before you apply
Consider the following caveats before you apply:
- Google Summer-of-Code projects are a full (day-) time job. This means we expect roughly 36 hours per week on your project, during the three months of coding. Obviously we have flexibility, but if your schedule (exams, courses) does not give you this amount of spare time, then maybe you should not apply.
- Getting paid by Google requires that you meet certain milestones. First, you must be in good standing with the community before the official start of the programme. We suggest you post some design emails to some mailing lists, and get feedback on them, both before applying, and during the "community bonding period" between acceptance and official start. Also, you must have made progress and committed significant code before the mid-term point.
- We are thinking of requiring accepted students to have a blog syndicated to Planet Haskell, where you will write about your project on a regular basis. This is so that the community at large can be involved and help you. SoC is not a private contract between your mentor and you.
- What is the goal of the project you propose to do?
- In what ways will this project benefit the wider Haskell community?
- Can you give some more detailed design of what precisely you intend to achieve?
- What deliverables do you think are reasonable targets? Can you outline an approximate schedule of milestones?
- What relevant experience do you have? e.g. Have you coded anything in Haskell? Have you contributed to any other open source software? Been studying advanced courses in a related topic?
- In what ways do you envisage interacting with the wider Haskell community during your project? e.g. How would you seek help on something your mentor wasn't able to deal with? How will you get others interested in what you are doing?
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Cassie Haven Sweet and Helen Bronson Preble '25 keep in regular contact. Cassie writes that Helen is concerned about the bears that are regular visitors to the bird feeders. Cassie was surprised and pleased to receive a beautiful birthday card from KSC president Stanley Yarosewick and his wife, Mary-Lou.
Helen Bronson Preble wrote a very interesting letter to Norma Wright Walker '51 about relatives of her husband who settled in the Portland, Maine, area before the Revolutionary War. His branch of the family descended from the brother of Edward Preble, commodore of the USS Constitution. He had no children, but one day Helen and her husband were visiting the ship and one of the staff remarked how much he resembled the painting hanging in the stateroom. Helen's husband explained the family relationship. Helen turned 99 in October.
IN MEMORIAM: Harriet Cooper '25 passed away at 100 years of age on August 28, 2002. She was a talented art and mechanical drawing teacher.
Georgiana W. Werner's death last June was the subject of an article in the New York Times in September. Georgiana's body was found in a closet in her brownstone in Harlem; her hands were bound with electrical cord and she had been strangled. Police suspect she was the victim of a robbery, but the crime has not been solved. After graduating from Keene Normal School, Georgiana earned a master's degree from Boston University and was a teacher in Harlem, where she lived with her husband, the late Ludlow Werner, former editor of a leading black newspaper. She may have been one of the first African Americans to attend KSC.
IN MEMORIAM: Eleanor C. Burns '26 died July 23, 2002, in Concord, NH. She taught in the Newport school system. She also worked at Gordon, Brampton, and Dartmouth woolen mills in Claremont.
IN MEMORIAM: Beatrice Fairfield '26 passed away at her home in Dublin. She worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Dublin for 26 years.
IN MEMORIAM: Georgiana Werner '26 died in June 2002 in New York City. She earned a master's degree at Boston University and was a teacher in Harlem.
Rosella Brown Lowe writes from Hinsdale, N.H., that she enjoys outings with her son, his family, and their dog. She is delighted to be walking outside so often as the weather permits.
Elizabeth Harrison Thomas joined 96 retired teachers and guests at the Christmas luncheon meeting held at the Best Western Hotel in Keene. Always nice to see you, Betty.
IN MEMORIAM: Bertha Wright Fenton '27 died September 17, 2002, in Franklin, N.H. She taught home economics at Pinkerton Academy in Derry and was matron of the Merrimack County Home.
Elizabeth Welch now lives at Langdon Place in Keene. She has a cozy apartment and has made some new friends. Miss Elizabeth had Norma Walker '51 as a visitor recently. Miss Elizabeth and her two brothers lived on a farm in Hancock, N.H., quite near Norma. In addition to running the farm, they ran a boarding house where many visitors returned every year. The farm is now an example of life in the early history of Hancock, and schoolchildren come to see the workings of the farm. Miss Elizabeth taught school and often substituted in Hancock, so it is special that her farm is used as a teaching tool today.
Muriel Aldrich Lane attended her first Golden Circle luncheon in June at the Cat 'n' Fiddle with 83 other alumni and guests. She received her Golden Circle medallion and a yellow rose corsage. We hope to see her at future luncheons.
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....he said that if there was no free will rational dialogue is impossible and that there was no point trying to prove your point by challenging others convictions
The link is blocked so I can't access the actual post and conversation.But on atheism and free will, how does an atheist not have free will? If there is no supernatural force to pull the strings of fate then what is stopping me from making my own decisions with no supernatural consequence? Grant it one could argue that we are all just slaves to hormones and chemical reactions thus no free will. We are prisoners within our own heads. I don't understand how a deterministic universe can exist without a supernatural force. I feel like I am missing out on some kind of mind blowing post!
I have found a strange dialogue online and one point from it rather bugs me... this person said that if athiesm espically the naturalistic version was true that freewill cannot exist, i dont quite understand his objection, can you guys clear it up for me and how would you refute his claims?http://covenant-theology.blogspot.ca/2009/08/problem-of-evil-answered.html?showComment=1388113092816#c1599412316182132118 it began with talking about the problem of evil but ended up with athiesm and freewill.... but still i am left wondering,he said that if there was no free will rational dialogue is impossible and that there was no point trying to prove your point by challenging others convictions
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Respond in whatever way you feel comfortable. These arguments make us all think. If the person you respond to insults you, it may not be worth your time. You decide. If you search threads for free will, you come up with a lot. Here is one where plethora gives a good argument against free will.http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/forums/index.php/topic,22045.msg491978.html#msg491978I believe the 1 hour Sam Harris lecture is directly after it.Here are some others:http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/forums/index.php/topic,22045.58.htmlhttp://whywontgodhealamputees.com/forums/index.php/topic,24252.msg539731.html#msg539731
so if there is no free will then wouldnt that mean putting people in prison is pointless
"I'm doing science and I'm still alive."--J.C.
If there's no free will, the person putting you in prison does not have the free will to not put you in prison.
Imagine that you are enjoying your last nap of the summer, perhaps outside in a hammock somewhere, and are awakened by an unfamiliar sound. You open your eyes to the sight of a large bear charging at you across the lawn. It should be easy enough to understand that you have a problem. If we swap this bear for a large man holding a butcher knife, the problem changes in a few interesting ways, but the sudden appearance of free will in the brain of your attacker is not among them.
A person's conscious thoughts, intentions, and efforts at every moment are preceded by causes of which he is unaware. What is more, they are preceded by deep causes—genes, childhood experience, etc.—for which no one, however evil, can be held responsible. Our ignorance of both sets of facts gives rise to moral illusions.
Seeing through the illusion of free will has lessened my feelings of hatred for bad people. I'm still capable of feeling hatred, of course, but when I think about the actual causes of a person's behavior, the feeling falls away. It is a relief to put down this burden, and I think nothing would be lost if we all put it down together. On the contrary, much would be gained. We could forget about retribution and concentrate entirely on mitigating harm.
(Thanks, Al - I enjoy your posts).
QuoteSeeing through the illusion of free will has lessened my feelings of hatred for bad people. I'm still capable of feeling hatred, of course, but when I think about the actual causes of a person's behavior, the feeling falls away. It is a relief to put down this burden, and I think nothing would be lost if we all put it down together. On the contrary, much would be gained. We could forget about retribution and concentrate entirely on mitigating harm.
So saying that if we didn't believe in free will, we wouldn't have vengeance-driven "justice" is beside the point.
So do you think that a prison and justice system could or should change based on a realization that the criminal did not have free will, and is merely the sum of his or her life processes forcing the person into a path?
Would you say that the criminal is evil?
The circumstances that someone is in can limit their options, and most people who break the law do so in order to increase their available options. But to say they have no choice but to do what they did is basically giving them an excuse.
It's not giving them an excuse, it's stating the facts of the circumstances surrounding the events and putting them into perspective so that we can stop focusing on imprisonment as a form of punishment because that's what the perpetrator 'deserves' for what they've done.Fact is, they did what they did because the circumstances were what they were.Once we understand this and remove the 'revenge/punishment' mentality, we can deliver justice in a way that focuses on the rehabilitation of the perpetrators while protecting the greater public from dangerous individuals.
Where there is a victim, who has been harmed/killed. Their is no rehabilitation without having the criminal suffer. They need to understand what they did was wrong. Not patting them on there back and saying "there! there" I know you were a victim too, let mummy kiss it better.
Feeling depressed? Just snap out of it - you can choose to be happy.
Quote from: Anfauglir on January 06, 2014, 09:01:38 AMFeeling depressed? Just snap out of it - you can choose to be happy.You are quite wrong. Clinical depression is a serious condition and can not be "snapped out of."
Quote from: LoriPinkAngel on January 06, 2014, 09:23:49 AMQuote from: Anfauglir on January 06, 2014, 09:01:38 AMFeeling depressed? Just snap out of it - you can choose to be happy.You are quite wrong. Clinical depression is a serious condition and can not be "snapped out of."You can take the decision to seek help though
That depends on a couple of factors. Sometimes a person is so deep in the hole he/she isn't even able to seek help for him/herself. Some do not have affordable or competent mental health coverage. Some do not have access to that coverage due to lack of funds, transportation, knowledge of how to acquire it, etc. And a depressed individual is generally exhausted and fatigued and may not possess the energy let alone the motivation and know how to find help. Often there are waiting lists for public mental health care where if you do not state you are going to harm yourself (which then gets you permanently labelled) you may have to wait months for any assistance so you just give up. So choosing to be happy is really not that simple.
Help doesn't have to be medical, speaking to family, friends, a forum full of strangers can be cathartic. As can someone doing your washing or hoovering your living room or posting that cheque to the utilities company that you just can't bring yourself to send.Of course clinical depression medical assistance is the best option, but it's not the only one.
This is what people who have never been in a deep depression do not comprehend. People can get in such a dark place that none of the above are options. They can become too withdrawn to even ask for help. Some people don't have anyone hovering around to check on them. There are people who are completely alone. A depressed person in a major episode may be beyond reaching out for help. Their home becomes a cave of misery which they can not escape from. Getting out of bed is like climbing a mountain. They are too afraid of judgment to speak to anyone because they are so accustomed to being told to snap out of it or that they should be choosing to be happy so they tell no one how they feel and end up speaking to no one.I have experienced this both as a person dealing with depression and as a nurse dealing with depressed patients.
I disagree. There is always a choice, especially if you have had it before and recognise the symptoms. The fact that you describe yourself as "as a nurse dealing with depressed patients." means that they have either sought help or been referred by a concerned third party.Even admitting there is a problem is a step to recovery. That admission is a choice.


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Originally, the minute insects from the Australian National Insect Collection were scanned, scaled up and printed for a national art exhibition. As CSIRO Science Art fellow Eleanor Gates-Stuart explained: "We combined science and art to engage the public and through the process we've discovered that 3D printing could be the way of the future for studying these creatures."
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The installation ceremony will be conducted by Rabbi David Ellenson, the president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Accompanying Ellenson will be David Frank, the senior rabbi of Temple Solel in California, where Brown served as associate rabbi for more than seven years before his move to Scarsdale.
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During a speech billed as focusing on U.S. foreign policy and the 2008 presidential campaign, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) avoided partisanship while outlining what the next president will he have to do. He called on the candidates to avoid "political tension" and focus on important issues instead of "glib 10-second answers and clever 30-second television ads."
"These two candidates must not allow this reality to control the process, thereby obfuscating the serious discussion of serious and specific issues so critical to the future of America and the world," Hagel, a rumored potential Obama VP, said at the left-leaning Bookings Institution in Washington, D.C. "Our candidates should also note that the world's leaders and citizens will also be carefully listening and observing this election. As the campaign unfolds, this global audience will begin to form expectations, shape judgments, and adjust their own national strategies and policies based on what they perceive to be America's direction under a new leader."
VIDEO: President Bush says he will lift sanctions against North Korea and remove it from the U.S. terrorism blacklist.
North Korea. Hagel offered credit to Bush for several issues, including the North Korea deal announced by the president today.
"Although more work remains to verifiably end North Korea's nuclear weapons program, this important achievement for the Bush administration, for America, and the world is the direct result of painstaking, multilateral diplomacy," Hagel said. "The President and his administration, and in particular Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill, deserve credit for their efforts and this accomplishment."
The Obama campaign put out a statement, which called this a "step forward," but cautioned that if the North Koreans do not continue to meet their obligations, the sanctions should be returned with possible new restrictions.
McCain, on his campaign bus in Ohio today also urged caution in easing sanctions in North Korea.
"There are still questions about the plutonium at Yongbyon," McCain said. "There are still questions about the Syrian facility. So we'll have to have a look to see how the overall agreement is and whether we should continue to lift sanctions, whether the Japanese and South Korean concerns have been addressed. And so my overall impression is we should be very cautious as I said a number of times in the past. ... It's an evolving situation."
Middle East. Calling the situation in the Middle East a "strategic cul-de-sac," Hagel said status quo is not an option and called for new policies, including increased engagement with Iran.
"Engagement is not appeasement," Hagel said. "Diplomacy is not appeasement. Great nations engage. Powerful nations must be the adults in world affairs. Anything less will result in disastrous, useless, preventable global conflict."
Hagel also expressed support for a diplomatic post in Tehran, called a "US Interest Section."
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Regarding Iraq and Afghanistan, Hagel emphasized there "will be no military victory" in Iraq and called for a withdrawal.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed late Monday afternoon Janet Yellen as the next head of the Federal Reserve, making her the first woman to head the world's most powerful central bank and the most important woman banker in history.
The vice chair of the Fed since 2010, Yellen won confirmation from the Senate Banking Committee on Nov. 21, paving the way for the approval Monday evening from the full senate. The vote, largely down party lines, was 56-26 with 17 senators absent on the first day back from holiday recess.
The outcome was expected, and Yellen, 67, will take the helm after Chairman Ben Bernanke's second four-year term ends on Jan. 31.
Yellen was co-architect of a controversial bond-buying program by the Fed designed to help boost investment and economic activity. But it's come at a cost of $85 billion a month since December 2012, and it will fall on her to unwind these efforts at a pace that doesn't disrupt the economy nor spike inflation.
"No one can deny that the risks are real and the results could be devastating," warned Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, taking to the floor before the vote to express his opposition.
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A former SDSU student who falsely reported a rape in December pleads guiltyRebecca Diamond, a former SDSU student, pleaded guilty to false reporting and was sentenced with a $500 fine.
In December, she reported to the SDSU Police Department that she was sexually assaulted, and then later repealed the report. She appeared in court Jan. 10 and was sentenced with a $500 dollar fine.
Along with the fine, Diamond was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended.
Clyde Calhoon, Brookings County states attorney, said Diamond has served her five days, and the conditions on which the days are suspended are that she must "remain law-abiding" and "contribute 50 hours of community service."
Diamond will have a restitution hearing Feb. 14.
"That's when the court is going to determine what, if anything, she is going to pay for the unnecessary expense to the university," Calhoon said.
In response to Diamond's initial report, the university took action to inform students, faculty members and the community about the potential dangers on campus. These actions included posting flyers around campus, locking the doors to the residence halls, sending out electronic notifications and publishing news releases.
Bob Otterson, executive assistant to the president, said while less than $100 was spent on the flyers, there was a significant cost in other areas.
"I would say time is the biggest cost," Otterson said. "When issues arise that demand our immediate attention, then other things don't get done."
Diamond was contacted several times and did not want to comment.


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Seniors enjoy dance at Gables
SHELLEY – Dust off your dancing shoes. It was Prom night at The Gables in Shelley on Friday.
For her senior project, Mikaela Jensen, a senior at Firth High School, decided to organize and sponsor a "Senior Prom" for the residents of The Gables, a care center.
"I was looking through a list of service projects and thought this one would be fun," she said.
Mikaela chose The Gables because her grandmother, Zelda Moser, is a resident there.
After much preparation, come Friday, Mikaela and her friends loaded up her grandmother's portable record player, brought along her 1950s record collection and headed to Shelley.
Earlier in the week, Mikaela had written out and delivered invitations to each resident.
The sitting room was decorated with raindrops to match the theme, "Life isn't about waiting for the Storm to pass … It's learning to Dance in the Rain."
Early Friday afternoon, FHS senior girls came to The Gables to polish the ladies' nails and do their hair, if they would like that.
"It's so cute," said Gable employee Katie Carl. "Everyone was so excited about getting dressed up.
"Even the ladies who did not come out to dance were excited to have their nails done," she said.
FHS senior boys were the escorts. Each boy presented a lady with a corsage and asked if she would be his date for the evening.
The corsages were donated by All Occasion Floral in Shelley.
Refreshments were made by Mikaela and her family. They served homemade chocolates, homemade cookies and punch.
There were plenty of toes tapping and people swaying to the music.
Judy Nulph on accordion and her son, Greg Nulph, on bass, played familiar tunes—"The Beer Barrel Polka," Somewhere My Love" and "In the Mood"—were some of them.
"It brings back lots of memories," said resident Raynola Fowler.
Resident Patricia Dexter said she enjoyed the dance "immensely."
She reported her dance partner, Coltyr Brewington, "never stepped on my feet."
High school senior Talon Peterson was asked if he had practiced dancing. He replied, "We're making it up as we go."
Resident Eva Harker said, "It's wonderful. Such a change from what I'm used to."
FHS senior Cody Babneau said, "It's really fun to get out with elderly people; see smiles on their faces as they relive their youth."
At the end of the evening, one resident asked, "Is there more music? We don't want it to end."


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G. Venugopal, Chairperson Geography as a science is distinguished by the spatial approach to understanding the mechanisms of the world's physical and human environments and the linkages between them. Human geography is specifically concerned with the spatial aspects of human activities, while physical geography examines the spatial processes explaining the Earth's physical environment. Both human and physical geographers develop skills in cartography, geographic information systems (GIS), and iremote sensing. To meet society's needs for greater geographic understanding in the twenty-first century, the Department of Geography offers four distinct options within the major.
The department also offers minors in geography, GIScience, meteorology and climatology and travel and tourism.
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TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHING MAJOR IN SOCIAL STUDIES, 57-66 hours
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101 Earth, Sea, and Sky: A Geographic View. (3) Selected aspects of the physical environment and their relationship to human occupancy of the earth. Regularly scheduled laboratory. 120 Economic Geographies of Globalization. (3) A systematic approach to economic issues emphasizing local, regional, national, and global economic developments in the geographic setting. 121 Geography of the Cultural Environment. (3) Utilizes qualitative methods to investigate relationships between human culture and the environment. Spatial processes that bring about cultural diversity and change are stressed as well as the role of human activity in producing cultural landscapes. The formation of cultural landscapes over time and the impacts of globalization are emphasized. 150 Global Geography. (3) A basic survey course emphasizing geographic facts and interdependencies between the developed and developing world. Particular emphasis is given to physical and social environmental interdependencies. 230 Elementary Meteorology. (3) Introductory presentation of basic meteorological processes with a focus on applying theory to the analysis and forecasting of local weather conditions. 240 Map Reading and Graphics. (3) A non-technical approach to the study and making of maps. Introduction to the fundamentals of map design and construction as well as techniques for map analysis. A commercial graphics software is used to create general purpose maps for the visualization and analysis of geospatial information. 250 Spatial Analytical Methods in Geography. (3) Serves as a basic introduction to the quantitative methods employed by geographers to describe, analyze and interpret geospatial datasets. Lecture topics will include basic descriptive statistics, hypothesis formulation and testing, sampling strategies, geographical association and correlation analysis, regression, and a multivariate statistics overview. Prerequisite: MATHS 125 or higher. Open only to geography majors and minors. 261 Tourism Systems. (3) Surveys the history, components, and spatial structure of travel and tourism as a socioeconomic phenomenon and as an industry. Also examines its institutional organization, the motivations and flows of travelers, and global and local interactions and implications. 262 Tourism Regions. (3) Examines locational patterns of various forms of tourism and the main geographic characteristics of these destinations. Analyzes spatial and temporal models and flows and their economic, social, cultural, and environmental impacts through selected detailed case studies. 265 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. (3) Fundamentals of geographic information systems (GIS). How to visualize information in ways that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends not visible in other software systems. Develop working knowledge of the full capabilities of GIS technology. 299X Experimental/Developmental Topics. (1-6) Topics relevant to the discipline. Course titles will be announced before each semester. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned. 320 Ethnic Geographies. (3) A systematic upper division course which introduces the geographical aspects of United States ethnicity, particularly with regard to the post-1965 ethnic groups from Latin America and Asia. Specific attention is given to concepts of immigration theory, identity, race, transnationality, and community formation within the larger context of human geography. Prerequisite: GEOG 101. 321 Urban Geography. (3) Distribution, classification, structure, and function of urban centers. Special attention is given to the geographic conditions affecting urban development and growth. 323 Tourism and Geography of Food. (3) Surveys the origin, spatial diffusion, and cultural ecology of food crops and agriculture in the context of tourism and travel. Examines the globalization of regional foods as a cultural commodity and agricultural landscapes as tourist attractions. 330 Weather Analysis. (3) Presentation and practice of synoptic- and meso-scale diagnostic analysis techniques, including a review of satellite and radar remote sensing systems and image interpretation. Introduction to numerical weather prediction. Prerequisite: GEOG 230. 331 Global Climatology. (3) Introduction to the dynamics of the global climate system. Emphasizes the physical processes that force spatial variability in climate, and the feedback mechanisms associated with global teleconnections and climate change. Prerequisite: GEOG 230. 332 Climate Change and Modification. (3) Study of the variability of climate over time and space, and factors involved. Focuses on past climates, modeling of future climates, and modification at local or microscale. Prerequisite: GEOG 230. 334 Atmospheric Hazards. (3) Examination of the causes, consequences, and spatial distribution of hazards deriving from or impacting the atmosphere. Both the physical properties and processes of natural hazards (e.g. hurricanes, tornadoes, biochemical) and the human actions and reactions to these hazards will be emphasized at the local, regional, and global scales. Prerequisite: GEOG 101 or GEOL 101 or permission of the instructor. 340 Cartography and Visualization of Spatial Data. (3) Introduction to cartographic methods for the visualization and analysis of geographic phenomena. Principles of design are stressed with particular emphasis on methods for symbolizing point, line, and area elements, and the principles and use of color in cartography. Produce publication quality maps using industry standard software. Prerequisite: GEOG 240. 341 Cartography and Visualization of Spatial Data 2. (3) Advanced techniques of cartographic production with emphasis on data representation and design for thematic mapping. Statistical methods for manipulating and symbolizing ordered spatial data are stressed. Topics covered include data classification, available inventories of data bases, and methods of interpolation. Techniques studied include dot, choropleth, proportional symbol, and isarithmic mapping. Prerequisite: GEOG 250, 340. 342 Introduction to Remote Sensing. (3) Principles of remote sensing and its applications on earth resources. Topics include the physics of remote sensing, aerial photo interpretation, photogrammetry, multispectral, hyperspectral, thermal infrared remote sensing, RADAR/LIDAR, remote sensing of vegetation, water, and soils. 343 Advanced Remote Sensing. (3) Digital image processing techniques utilized to analyze remotely sensed data. Topics include remote sensing data collection, image pre-processing, image enhancement, image classification, post classification analysis, and multi-temporal data analysis for change detection. Prerequisite: GEOG 342. 344 Advanced Geographic Information Systems Analysis. (3) Examination and use of analysis techniques in geographic information systems (GIS). Introduction to basic GIS programming. Diagramming GIS logic and processing flows. Exposure to widely used GIS data models. Prerequisite: GEOG 240, 265; or permission of the instructor. 350 Geography of the United States and Canada. (3) Comprehensive survey of geographic regions, settlement, land use, natural resources, and potentialities of the United States and Canada. 351 Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean. (3) Physical and cultural patterns in a diverse world region. Emphasizes population and settlement, agriculture, and environmental hazards in the context of development. 352 Geography of Africa. (3) A survey and analysis of the physical and cultural environments of Africa. 353 Geography of Indiana. (3) A geographic examination of the physical, cultural, and economic diversity of the state. Field experiences supplement classroom activities. 354 Geography of Asia. (3) The geography of South, Southwest, Southeast, and East Asia. A survey and analysis of the physical geographic patterns, bases of cultural diversity, and changing spatial aspects of political organization. 356 Geography of Russia and Its Neighbors. (3) Geographic analysis of the locational, environmental, economic, and cultural diversity of the successor countries to the Soviet Union. Regional examination of Russia, Baltic, and other East European countries, Transcaucasia and Central Asia. 357 Geography of Europe. (3) Examines the changing physiographic, climatic, economic, and political environments of Europe. While addressing the entire European cultural area, from the Atlantic Ocean in the west, to the Ural and Caucasus mountains in the east, primary emphasis is given to countries of Western, Northern, Southern, and Central Europe. 360 Tours and Meetings Management. (3) Introduces principles, strategies, and techniques applicable in planning and operational stages of tours, meetings, and other organized forms of travel and tourism, both leisure and business oriented. Faculty supervised practical field experience in tour planning and conducting. Lab fees. Prerequisite: GEOG 261, 262. Open only to geography option 2 majors and minors, or by permission of the instructor. 369 Professional Experience. (3-6) Paid full- or part-time work experiences with an organization allied to a student's area of specialization. Assignments depend on student interests and the sponsor's convenience. Used for paid work experience only. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned. 410 Broadcast Meteorology. (3) Survey of the weathercasting industry. Topics include history of weathercasting, professional broadcast seals of approval, public weather information needs, and reporting of severe weather. 423 Population Geography. (3) A systematic and regional analysis of areal patterns of population distribution, composition, migration, and growth, as well as their causes and the effects they have on the cultural landscape. 425 Physical Meteorology. (3) Study of the physical processes of the atmosphere with a focus on solar and terrestrial radiation, clouds, and precipitation. Prerequisite: GEOG 330; MATHS 165; PHYCS 120. 435 Satellite, Radar, and Forecasting. (3) Study of the tools used to remotely sense and analyze the atmosphere, including meteorological satellites, Doppler radar, and forecast computer models. Emphasis is on the applications of satellite, radar, and computer model products to short and medium range weather forecasting. Includes an overview of forecast techniques and a forecasting practicum. Prerequisite: GEOG 330. 443 Seminar in Advanced Techniques in Remote Sensing. (3) Advanced techniques applied to remotely sensed data using state-of-the-art software. Review of current methods of computer and manual interpretation techniques. Includes active participation in classroom presentations. Prerequisite: GEOG 342, 343. 444 Advanced Cartography and Visualization of Spatial Data. (3) Advanced course in interactive, multimedia, and animated cartography stressing the increasingly important role of digital cartography in cyberspace. Techniques are introduced for the creation of interactive products that facilitate the transformation of raw geospatial data into meaningful geographic knowledge. Projects are selected within the student's area of interest. Prerequisite: GEOG 341. 445 Geographic Information Systems Applications Design and Development. (3) Fundamentals of geographic information systems (GIS) programming. Develop and implement customized GIS applications. Exposure to widely used GIS software programming environments. Prerequisite: GEOG 265, 344, or permission of the instructor. 447 Thermodynamic Meteorology. (3) Application of physical gas laws such as the equation of state and hydrostatic equation to investigate adiabatic processes and parcel theory as they relate to atmospheric instability and connective development. Prerequisite: GEOG 330; MATHS 165, 166; PHYCS 120, 122. 448 Geographic Information System Design. (3) Principles of geographic information system (GIS) design. Implementation of GIS technology. Database and user-interface design. Practical experience applying advanced GIS tools to analyze spatial data. Workshop format requires student motivated projects. Prerequisite: GEOG 344. 449 Synoptic Meteorology. (3) Investigation of synoptic- and mesobeta-scale atmospheric systems, with a focus on mathematical and physical theories of weather forecasting and application of those theories through the use of satellite, radar, and numerical weather prediction technology. Prerequisite: GEOG 330; MATHS 165; PHYCS 120. 450 Mesoscale Meteorology. (3) Survey of mesoscale-related phenomena of the atmosphere, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and lake-effect snow. Includes information about forecasting the occurrence and evolution of such phenomena with tools like Skew-T diagrams and Doppler radar. Prerequisite: GEOG 330. 451 Dynamic Meteorology. (3) Study of the variables that explain four-dimensional atmospheric behavior with primary focus on synoptic-scale processes. Special attention is given to the governing equations and associated approximation and assumption relevant to numerical weather prediction. Prerequisite: GEOG 330; MATHS 165, 166; PHYCS 120, 122. 460 Travel and Tourism Consulting. (3) Familiarization with and assessment of various travel products and their distribution channels. Development of skills in problem solving and task functions such as: information gathering, promotion, reservation, and ticketing. Laboratory computer experience. Industry approved entry-level travel agent certification optional. Prerequisite: GEOG 261, 262. Open only to geography option 2 majors and minors, or by permission of the instructor. 470 World Political Geography. (3) Analysis of the contribution of physical and cultural characteristics of the nations of the world to domestic and foreign relations problems. 479 Practical Experience. (3-6) Full- or part-time work experience with an organization allied to a student's area of specialization. Assignments depend upon student interests and the sponsor's convenience. Used for non-paid work experience only. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned. 480 Distant Areas Field Studies. (1-6) Physical, economic, and cultural geography in areas distant from the campus. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. A total of 12 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 6 in any one semester or term. Open to students in geography, earth science, and allied subjects. 490 Field Observation of Severe Local Storms. (6) Three-week field trip in the great plains region to forecast, observe, and document severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. 491 Tourism Development. (3) Discusses how to develop tourism destinations and activities that integrate sustainable economic development, accessibility, and indigenous cultural evolution with minimal impact on the environment. Includes site assessment, financial analysis, market forecasting, and impact assessment. Prerequisite: GEOG 261, 262; or permission of the instructor. 495 Readings and Special Studies in Geography and Earth Science. (1-6) Assigned special studies in geography and earth science, including readings, research projects, teaching problems, or assignment to an undergraduate class. Prerequisite: permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned.


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